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VEHICLE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 27, 1909.

Application filed June 1, 1908. Serial No. 436,091.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, PHILIP FonsonLEn, citizen of the United States,residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State ofLouisiana, have invented new and useful lmprovements in Vehicles, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention pertains to vehicles; and it has for its object to providea vehicle com prising a body, axles, and springs, all constructed andrelatively arranged in such manner that the body is eflicien tlycushioned by the springs and at the same time is located close to theground.

Other advantageous features of the invention will be fully understood.from the following description and claims when the same are read inconnection with the drawings, accompauying and forming part of thisspecification, in which:

Figure l is a broken, inverted plan of the wagon cmistituting the bestpractical embodiment of my invention. of which I am aware. Fig. 2 is abroken, longitudinal vertical section of the wagon, showing the same inposition for use. Fig. 3 a view illustrating the arrangemei'it of therear axle of the vehicle relative to the body and the rear sprin s. Fig.lis a detail transverse section showing the relative arrangement of thefront axle, the front springs and the body. Fig. 5 is an inverted planview, on an enlarged scale, of the forward portion of the vehicle. Fig.6 is an enlarged view in plan oi the forward portion of the vehicle withcertain parts omitted as hereinafter set forth.

Similar letters desi nate corresponding parts in all of the views of thedrawings, referring to which:

A A are forwardly converged bars, preferably of wood, upon vhich isfixed a body B, also preferably of wood, which body may he of theconstruction illustrated or of any other construction consonant with thepurpose of my invention.

C is the rear axle of the vehicle which coinprises an intermediateportion a, and end portions l) disposed about the proportional distanceillustrated above the intermediate or drop portion a and designed tocarry traveling wheels 0.

D D are longitudinally disposed springs which are pivotally connected attheir ends to hangers E, fixed with respect to the body B, and. havetheir intermediate portions disposed below and clipped at c or otherwiseconnected to the end portions 6 of the axle, as shown. Disposed atopposite sides of and parallel to the drop portion a of the axle C aremetallic bars F which are connected at d to the springs D and. arearranged below the same. The said bars F serve by virtue of theirconnection to the springs and their arrangement at opposite sides of andclose to the dropportion a of the axle, to prevent spreading of theaxle-i. 6., movement of the drop portion of the axle in either directionfrom the perpendicular. It will also be noted at this point that thesaid bars F con tribute to the strength and durability of the connectionbetween the rear axle and the springs D and are desirable for suchreason.

(i is the forward axle of the vehicle, which comprises a drop portion 0and end portions f. H H are wheels mounted on the said end portions f ofthe forward axle, and l I are transversely disposed springs arranged atopposite sides of the drop portion 6 of said axle.

he said springs I are pivotally connected to hangers J which, in turn,are pivotally connected to eye-bolts g fixed in the sides of the dropportion 6; and in order to lend additional strength between. the said.hangers J and the axle I provide the auxiliary hangers K which areconnected to the end portionsf of the axle and are also connected to thepintles 7r through which the hangers J and eye-bolts g are connected.Thus it will be manifest that the springs llare connected in a strongand durable manner with the axle G, and at the same time the springs arefree to move down and up with respect to the axle incidental to loadingand unloadingof the vehicle.

L is the vehicle tongue, and M M are hounds fixed to the said tongue andextending above the drop portion of the axle G and also above thesprings I, and connected with the said springs by blocks N and bolts P,as best shown in Fig. 4. The said hounds M are also connected throughmetal straps'or braces R with the under sides of the springs I, afterthe manner best shown in Figs. 2 and 5. I also prefer to connect thehounds M with the forward axle G through theinedium of braces S whichare pivotally connected at m and p with the hounds and axle,respectively, and are designed to prevent shifting of the axle withrespect to the hounds and in that way avoid the imposition of unduestrain on the springs I.

T is a plate fixed to the hounds M, and extending at its rear end abovethe same.

T is a metallic brace connected to the under side of the hounds, as bestshown in T Fig. 2, are stays between the hounds M and the forward axle.

U is a fifth wheel member fixed on the plate T and having a cross-bar L6in which is a vertically disposed aperture r. W is an upper fifth wheelmember arranged at the under side of and fixed to the bars A and havinga cross-bar w, Fig. 2, in which is an aperture r istered with the saidaperture o, and X is a kingbolt extending through the said apertures ofthe fifth wheel members U and VI and also through the block Z between.the forward portions of the bars A, and pivotally connecting the fifthwheel members together, and also pivotally connecting the lower fifthwheel member 1 with the bars A. By virtue of this construction andrelative arrange ment of parts it will be manifest that the fifth wheelmembers U and V? are coupled in rear of and out of center with theforwari. axle G, and consequently the vehicle is dapted to make a shortturn, as is desirable.

it will be gathered from the foregoing that by virtue of theconstruction of my novel vehicle as a whole the body is carried quiteclose to the ground, but notwithstanding this the body is cushioned inan efficient manner when the vehicle is loaded. and also when it is notloaded.

As before stated, the construction herein illustrated and describedconstitutes the best practical embodiment of my invention of which I amaware, but it is obvious that in the future practice of the inventionsuch changes in the form, and arrangement of parts may be made as fairlyfall within the scope of my invention as defined in the claims appended.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters-Patent, is:

1. The combination in a vehicle, of a body, a rear axle bearingtraveling Wheels and having an intermediate drop portion,longitudinally-dis osed springs connected at their ends wit the body andconnected at their middles with the comparatively-high end portions ofthe axle, and transverse bars F extending between and connected at theirends to the springs and arranged in front and rear of and adjacent tothe drop portion of the axle, substantially as and for the purpose setforth.

2. The combination in a vehicle, of a body, hangers on the rear portionthereof, a rear axle bearing traveling wheels and having an intermediatedrop portion, longitudinallydisposed springs connected at their ends tothe said hangers and having their middle portions disposed under thecomparativelyhigh end. portions of the axle, clips connecting thesprings and said end portions of the axle, and transverse bars Fextending be tween and connected at their ends to the springs andarranged in front and rear of and adjacent to the drop portion of theaxle, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

The combination in a vehicle, of a forward axle havingcomparatively-high end portions bearing traveling Wheels and also havingan intermediate drop portion, springs arranged in front and rear of andparallel to the drop portion of the axle, hangers connected to the endsof the springs and the sides of the drop portion of the axle, auxiliaryhangers connected to the first named hangers and the comparativelydfighend portions of the axle, hounds arranged above the springs, blocksconnected with the springs and hounds, metal straps connecting thehounds with the undersides of the springs and extending fore and aft ofthe latter, and a body connected with the hounds at a point in rear ofthe vertical plane of the forward az'le, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Wit nesses.

PHILIP FOBSCHLER. l'Vitnesses LoUIs N. BRYANT, GEO. N. KENDALL.

